Deregulated expression of an Arabidopsis H[superscript +]/Ca[superscript 2+] antiporter (sCAX1) in agricultural crops increases total calcium (Ca[superscript 2+]) but may result in yield losses due to Ca[superscript 2+] ...

Heat stress is problematic to root growth in the production of containerized nursery plants. Container color may moderate effects of solar radiation on substrate temperatures. Studies were conducted near Manhattan, KS, to ...

High temperature and drought stresses may reduce quality in cool-season turfgrasses during summer months in the transition zone. This growth chamber study was conducted to evaluate effects of high temperature and drought ...

In central U.S. grasslands, plant and ecosystem responses to elevated CO2 are most pronounced when water availability is limited. In a northeast Kansas grassland, responses to elevated CO2 in leaf area, number, development, ...

Conversion from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) to zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.) in the transition zone of the USA may reduce irrigation and fungicide requirements. However, environmental conditions under ...

Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Shreb.) is usually classified as a bunch grass, but produces short rhizomes. Newer tall fescue cultivars have been developed that reportedly produce longer and more numerous rhizomes. ...

Microlysimeters (ML) are commonly used in turfgrass evapotranspiration (ET) studies. No standard exists for ML which has resulted in multiple designs that may affect soil moisture. The effects of ML design on volumetric ...

Grazing by ungulates is common in grasslands and may influence evapotranspiration (ET). The Bowen ratio energy balance method was used to measure ET from grazed (GR) and ungrazed (UGR) tallgrass prairie in northeastern ...

Urbanization is increasing the land area covered with turfgrasses, which may have implications for water quantity and quality. The largest sector of turfgrass is residential lawns. Our objectives were to compare lawn-irrigation ...

Urbanization is increasing the land area covered with turfgrasses, which may have implications for water quantity and quality. The largest sector of turfgrass is residential lawns. Our objectives were to survey residential ...

Soil-surface CO2 flux (R[subscript]s), which is a large component of the carbon (C) budgets in grasslands, usually is measured infrequently using static or dynamic chambers. Therefore, to quantify annual C budgets, estimates ...

Field measurements of photosynthesis in turfgrass often are conducted with handheld chambers that are temporarily placed over the canopy and soil. Because gas exchange measurements include soil respiration (R [subscript]s), ...

The exercise intensity of three different horticulture activities (propagating herbs, transplanting, and making a vegetable garden) in older adults was determined. Seventeen older Korean adults (mean age 66.9 ± 2.7 years, ...

Hybrid bluegrasses (HBG) resemble Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)(KBG) but HBG may have greater heat and drought tolerance. Little is known about the performance of HBG under low mowing heights and during drought. A ...

Rising costs of potting substrates have caused horticultural growers to search for alternative, lower-costmaterials. Objectives of this study were to determine the extent of nitrogen immobilization and microbial respiration ...

While reference to the health benefits of plants and gardening can be found in the early days of the United States, the beginnings of the profession of horticultural therapy came after the conclusion of World War II, as a ...